Sentences with phrase «hold power accountable»

The mainstream media is a pillar of a functioning democracy, and one of its roles therefore, is to hold power accountable.

Even members of the public whose online activities are entirely «innocent» should consider the benefits they derive from living in a society in which others can exercise freedoms of speech and association in order to hold power accountable.

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The Russian veto was a defeat for the United States, which has been lobbying for months for Iran to be held accountable at the United Nations, while at the same time threatening to quit a 2015 deal among world powers to curb Iran's nuclear program if «disastrous flaws» are not fixed.

«They are nothing more than the failed Washington elite looking to hold onto their power, and it's time they are held accountable for their actions.»

Perhaps most important, unlike the Hollywood guilds, the organizations that are now taking shape are not full - fledged unions with the authority to collectively bargain and go on strike but, rather, looser structures without much actual power to hold employers accountable.

Ashley Judd says she wants Harvey Weinstein to be «held accountable» for «illegal conduct» that caused her to lose money, status, prestige and power in her career; Weinstein denies her allegations.

It's attempting to impact legislation for greater change in terms of creating new laws that hold more people in power accountable.

Furthermore, the experience of being able to exercise power and hold city officials accountable is important for the development of future local politics.

Jesus pushes the disciples to think, to listen and to be accountable to others for the power they hold.

This president can not continue to abuse his power at the expense of the vulnerable without the support of congress, which means it is our duty to hold them accountable and demand change.

We need to honor and protect our political freedoms, and hold people morally and in some cases legally accountable for their decisions; but we ought not overestimate the will's powers.

and the earth is dangerously defiled, the power structures which are our institutions must be held accountable for the lack of freedom of information which brings about this result.

Get arrested, put your body in the middle of things, hold your «gentile leaders who lord their power over others» accountable, but don't just stand by.

Just to show the power of the Catholic church, look at all the decades and probably countless thousands of people that were abused and they never were held accountable to any degree worth mentioning.

The corporation must also be held accountable to larger constituencies — the communities that have given it tax advantages and public facilities, suppliers and customers, a general public that expects from it ecological responsibility, ethical practice and fair dealing in return for its exceptional powers.

It also gives us — the users — the power to hold them accountable.

«Evangelical believers can and often do publicly disagree with our elected officials over important issues, and holding those in power accountable is part of our duty,» Moore wrote.

These are basic freedoms which most citizens of the United Kingdom would take for granted, but in this 800th anniversary year of the Magna Carta, the 1.5 million adults with a learning disability [7] are frequently blamed, targeted and forbidden these freedoms, whilst those with power are not held accountable for the consequences of their words and actions.

It holds people in power accountable for their actions,» O'Brien said.

That credit means something in my eyes and so I am willing to trust that he and his staff truly believe that the resources and power that come from working on a federal task force will allow him to do even more to hold banksters accountable for breaking the law.

On a related front, Cuomo said he would use the state's regulatory powers to hold Con Ed more accountable for subway outages.

The Sagnarigu MP, Alhaji A.B.A. Fuseini said the NDC was poised to hold the Akufo - Addo government accountable for their juicy campaign promises that won them power at the 2016 polls.

Because no one knows what is really happening, it's difficult for anyone, except a federal prosecutor with the power of the FBI behind him, to hold the politicians accountable.

By the same token, only fragments of representative democracy exist at the EU level: the European Parliament still does not hold the power to propose new laws, whereas the European Commission is far from constituting a proper executive power that would be accountable to the legislative.

It doesn't take a conspiracy theorist to wonder why Cuomo — knowing full well the power of email for holding government accountable — would move so aggressively to wipe it out.

The goal of those reforms is to give voters the power to hold their elected representatives accountable.

In a boiling decade when the civil rights movement was in full swing and police were clashing with African - Americans across the nation, Lindsay believed the NYPD needed a Civilian Complaint Review Board to serve as a check on their power and show the public, particularly minorities, that a white police force could be held accountable by unbiased people outside the department.

Indicted Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota was able to concentrate so much of the power he now stands accused of abusing because voters were not allowed to hold him accountable on Election Day.

That is to say that, by arresting Senator Bala Mohammed, the EFCC was acting within its powers, to hold public office holders, past or present, accountable for their actions.

Power must be held accountable.

Ghanaians have been wondering who they should hold accountable for the current wave of power cuts

In the era of the Arab Revolutions, and with citizens asserting their rights and holding their governments accountable from Brazil to Turkey to Cambodia, the people power of cultural diplomacy is more important than ever.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vowed to hold the Long Island Power Authority accountable, but it turns out the governor himself could have done more to keep the lights on.

Ours is the only nation in the world where local prosecutors are elected, a way for citizens to hold them accountable for the enormous power they wield on individual lives and our collective well - being.

While that's down from about 2.2 million customers who lost power during superstorm Sandy, Cuomo said utilities need be held accountable for their response to the storm.

As Public Advocate, she pledges to use the powers of her office to ensure that the NYPD conducts full and complete crash investigations and holds dangerous drivers accountable for their actions, and will champion the expansion of complete - street projects, especially to disadvantaged neighborhoods that are all too often plagued by poor road design.

«Holding elected office is a sacred responsibility, and the voters deserve the power to hold their leaders accountable following cases of blatant corruption and financial ruin,» Gaughran said.

«Today's sentencing decision by the Court sends a strong message to New Yorkers that those who abuse positions of power to line their own pockets will be held accountable by this office.

Further devolution of powers and a strengthened Assembly will mean we are better placed to hold the Welsh Government accountable for its actions, and ensure that we can build a stronger economy and a fairer society in Wales.»

«Welsh Liberal Democrats will always make sure that all those who wield power can be held accountable for their actions.

«Today's arrest and allegations are certainly disturbing and each and every elected public official should be held to the highest standards and those who lack transparency and take advantage of a position of power should be held accountable and there is no difference in this situation,» Kennedy said.

Should they again fail, voters must make a resolution of their own: to hold accountable at the voting booth not only the wrongdoers, but those who aid and abet their behavior from the state's halls of power.»

It was a swift and stunning fall for a Democrat who held himself out as a champion of women and a liberal foil to President Donald Trump and who pledged to use his office to hold others accountable for abusing their power.

AV hands some power to minorities but not in a direct accountable and democratic way; in an unaccountable and undemocratic way because these parties do not get more representatives elected (which are therefore in a position to be held to account) they just wield power as ginger groups whose second preferences are needed.

«Make no mistake: selling this poison is illegal and we will continue to do everything in our power to crack down on sellers and hold accountable those who continue to break the law,» Cuomo said.

She has fought corruption, prosecuted white collar criminals, brought down organized crime operations and held public officials accountable for their abuses of power.

Effective, just, and long - lasting fixes must include social solutions that empower communities through knowledge, skills, and the confidence to question, challenge, and hold those in power accountable, to demand seats at the decision - making table, and to ensure that their rights are protected in the present and the future.

There is power in sharing your commitment to nourishing yourself with someone who is also focused on this amazing lifestyle shift — you'll hold each other accountable!

Though the film fails to answer these questions, it very squarely implicates Cruise as the public figure with the most potential power to hold the church accountable for its abuses.

Screenwriters Hannah and Singer nicely marshal their arguments here («We have to be a check on their power,» Bradlee says, «if we don't hold them accountable who will?»)